“Michigan citizens have a big decision to make,” Cook wrote. “Should the primary purpose of public education be to prepare our kids for college and the workplace, or to increase profits for big corporations?”

“The vast majority of parents who are satisfied with their ‘real’ schools — those in their neighborhood with real buildings, real classrooms and real teachers — may not see the danger in the ever-increasing prevalence of these virtual schools,” Cook wrote.

“That is, until they realize that the funding siphoned out of the education budget and into the corporate pocketbooks of cyber school companies is draining more and more money out of their neighborhood schools and ultimately harming their children.”